Jesus Prays for Holiness

In week three of our John 17 series, we explore one of Jesus' most misunderstood prayers. As He prepares for the cross, Jesus doesn't ask the Father to remove His followers from the world. Instead, He prays that they would be sanctified—set apart to live differently within it.

Too often, Christians have defined holiness as rule-keeping or escaping culture. But Jesus paints a different picture. His followers are called to reject the world's systems of fear, power, greed, and self-interest, and instead become a community marked by love, truth, generosity, and sacrificial service.

What if holiness isn't about earning God's love, but becoming the kind of people through whom God renews the world?

Join us as we discover why Jesus' prayer is not about withdrawal from culture, but faithful presence within it—and how the Church can become a living witness to a different way of being human.